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Working to prevent. In the south, a different fire burns 3100 acres near Lake Isabella our officials believe some structures have burned, there is no estimate just yet. Governor brown secured a grant from fema to cover the cost of fighting that fire. Roj robert image krrtd air Traffic Controllers saying he was having engine problems at 9 carolina. 30. He was headed from brockings oregon to san carlos, because of the engine issues, he hoped to make an Emergency Landing in nevada. He was not heard...

Not to talk to us. We turn to another major sod grower, the grass farm. The owner doesnt grow the variety but speculates the grass doesnt establish a strong root system. Maybe they didnt push so it may have needed more time. Normal sod has five 8th attached. Additional soil will help anchor the sod to prevent slippage. An east bay homeowner is having turf trouble tonight. Shes paying the price in the neighborhood. Laura anthony joins us tonight with that story. Laura . Hi, cheryl, there is a new...

We will show you we have clouds hugging the coast with temperatures in the 60s. San francisco is at 60 and oakland is 63 and san carlos is 63 and san jose is 61 and gilroy is cooler and Half Moon Bay is 59. We will show you the coastal clouds early and we are slow to clear along the coast and by 4 00 everyone sees mostly sunny skies and cooler afternoon than yesterday topping out in the low 80s inland and mid60s loan along the coast. We are start the at Golden Gate Bridge where we have construct...

Safety hazard. A Major Overhaul happening now at the brand new stadium just three days before the preseason game. The turf has been ripped out, now, awaits a new field. Abc7 news is live from the stadium with the story. David . Player safety seems to be the concern here, complaints of slippery conditions but the team is not explaining why theyre moving to remove and replace the turf whatever the reasons, niners are wasting no time ripping out the grass. You can see the turf has been removed. We ...

Says the referendum is illegal. Good afternoon everyone. Russian president putin signed a decree today recognizing crimea as a sovreign and independent country as president obama announced new sanctions against russia. Kpix5 reporter mark kelly is live in our news room with the president s beefed up promises. Mark . Reporter michelle president obama unveiled sanctions against seven russian officials including Russias Deputy Prime Minister. The u. S. And its european friends have stepped up sanct...

Often, they dont even call to report it anymore. Usually its fairly late at night. Were in bed. And its just oh, okay someone is shooting another gun. I would hope they would not get rid of it. The neighborhood really needs it. Oakland really needs it. Reporter heres an example that people not everybody calls in. Last month shotspotter recorded 258 reports of gunfire in west and east oakland alone. That same period, only 197 reports were called in by folks who live in oakland. So theres about 60...

Having Seth Rosenfeld here whos an alum of the Journalism School as well as the daily cal and went on to enjoy a long career as an Investigative Reporter at the San Francisco chronicle. And all that time and i stayed in touch with seth all those years, ive known him for at least 30 year, going on 40 years and for all that time almost seth was involved in his own personal quest for the question of what was really going on here at berkeley during the 1960s when all those events were taking place. ...

This comes in response to public records request from the abc 7 news im team. Ear fear confusion residents felt as they woke up to fine the homes and businesses badly damaged in some cases. Dan is here with the story tonight. Dan. After i asked for the 911 calls police took 3 we can to go over the recordings and delete personal information of the callers. So now we can finally hear the firsthand account. People trapped. Needing help with the injuries. Others in serious danger. 911 what is the em...

I believe shes trapped in the house. Caller on the line though. I captain get out. Nerves. Shaken as buildings rattle and crumble. Tonight dramatic 911 call placed just moments after devastating napa earthquake. Good evening. You can hear the terror in their voices and while the damage was significant, there is help on the way. This evening the president declared the quake a major disaster and ordered federal aid for napa and solana county y federal Emergency Management agency fema still surveyi...

Burn up right now. Some 21 structures destroyed and hundreds of of people are told to leave their homes tonight because of two out of control wildfires. Good evening. There are 11 active wildfires burning across california tonight. Right now there are evacuations in El Dorado County just outside sacramento and Madera County in the communities of bass lake and oak hurst just outside yosemite. About a thousand people have been forced from 400 homes in bass lake and oak hurst as the courtney fire r...